I came up with the idea of doing the cake light blue (for the sky) with green patches for the 'Green' and some white patches for clouds. I even created a couple of toothpick flag poles. The flag poles where the only thing not edible on the cake. I went with the traditional mud cake as that seems to be a favourite amongst everyone.
This time around I wanted to experiment with a cake mix to see if this would be a more cost effective and tastier option. So at the supermarket 'Greens Traditional Chocolate Cake' was on special for $2.70 Bargain right? That’s what I thought considering if I make the cake from scratch I use about $10 worth of ingredients (small cake). The cake turned out great. It was easier to make, cooked faster and had a good consistency. But at the end I did feel like I had cheated, by using a ready bought mix. But in the end I saved at least 50% in costs and mess in my kitchen. Plus now I have three bags of icing left over that I’m not really sure what to do with.
Tip: I have discovered that the fondant I use (Cake Art), which is a ready made product I buy, is not of a good enough quality for the humid conditions I work in. It is like working with Black Fondant. It has no elasticity and is rather sticky. I will be ordering Bakel fondant from now on as this is what my cake teacher uses and it seems a far better quality. A friend suggested I make my own, so I might also give that a try too.
Lil.
